PORTAGE, MI – Bruce LaBrie and Ward Lawrence, the two Republican candidates for Kalamazoo County sheriff, are scheduled to speak today at a luncheon meeting of the Kalamazoo Republican Women’s Association.

The luncheon is scheduled for noon at the Beacon Club, 5830 Portage Road, in Portage.

LaBrie and Lawrence are running against each other in the Aug. 7 Republican primary to see who will challenge incumbent Sheriff Richard Fuller in November.